Today we celebrate an important victory for the ancestral lands and water rights of the Standing Rock Sioux. By refusing to grant an easement that would have allowed Energy Transfer Partners to run the Dakota Access Pipeline under the Missouri River just upstream of the tribe’s water supply, the Army Corps of Engineers has blocked […]
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Become a Monarch Ambassador
How You Can Help Save the Monarchs Not long ago, spring and summer in Illinois were marked by reappearance of clouds of orange and black wings. The Eastern Monarch butterfly was adopted as Illinois’ state insect because the entire state lies in its spring and fall migration path across the Midwest. Every Illinois school kid […]
Drinking Water in Illinois and the Dakota Access Pipeline
November 21, 2016 | Blog Post
We’re gambling with the drinking water of the people of Illinois. The Dakota Access Pipeline is a partially constructed pipeline, over a thousand miles long and two and a half foot wide, that would carry crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois.
Annual Dinner 2016 Round Up
The Prairie Rivers Network staff and board of directors had a wonderful evening visiting with our members and friends at our Annual Dinner on October 21, 2016 Pictures from the Annual Dinner View more, full size photos at our Flickr site… Congratulations to our 2016 Award Winners Each year, we celebrate outstanding river conservationists. River Steward – […]
Prairie Rivers Network 2016 Award Winners
Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) will honor Bruce Colravy, Steve Stierwalt, and a group of dedicated citizens from Southern Illinois for their work in protecting and promoting the health of Illinois rivers and wildlife at its Annual Dinner on Friday, October 21. The event will be held at the I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S […]
